Film by Akira Toriyama Debuts in a Limited Theatrical Event Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan), dragonballz.com (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Ending the wait of hundreds of thousands of anime fans across North America, FUNimation Entertainment has announced that DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`, 2015) will screen August 4-12 in theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The story is a follow-up to last year’s highly successful DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS (???????Z ???, Doragon Booru Zetto: Kami to Kami, 2013). “We are thrilled to bring fans -- both new and old -- this latest film from series creator Akira Toriyama,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of FUNimation. DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ is a visually stunning movie and offers even more action and comedy than DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS.” DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ is the 20th film in the DRAGON BALL franchise, which first debuted in North America in 1986. The new movie showcases the return of Frieza -- one of the greatest villains in all of anime. Now resurrected from death, Frieza embarks on plans to take his revenge on the Z Fighters of Earth. Goku and Vegeta once again face their nemesis together, but this time it is a fight for Earth’s very survival. “Fans are in for another amazing ride with DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’,” said Mike DuBoise, EVP and COO of FUNimation. “We will be raising the bar for the anime theater-going experience.” DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ will screen in theaters nationwide from August 4 - 12, 2015. Fans are invited to sign-up at www.dragonballz.com to be alerted when ticketing opens. Subscribers can also look forward to receiving exclusive offers, sneak peeks and other news about the film. Like FUNimation on Facebook at facebook.com/dragonballz, facebook.com/funimation and on Twitter at twitter.com/funimation.

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For more information on DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan:

• DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF ‘F’ Images and Info from Toei
• More DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF `F` Images
• FUNimation Entertainment Announces North American Distribution of DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’